Chapter 69
Compared to the branch stores, Ocean Shipping’s main stores received investments that were greater by dozens of times. Those stores were magnificent in size, had a gorgeous interior, and held constant promotions and events.
In addition, the price range of the menu was ridiculously low.
It was a level where they made almost no profit. However, generating a direct profit had never been Ocean Shipping’s main purpose. Instead, its job was to support the theme park that the parent company, Ocean Guild, would build in the western part of Incheon.
The Ocean Guild had mobilized all its subsidiaries, including Ocean Shipping, to penetrate deeply into the lives of the residents. The intention was to increase their influence by controlling the commercial district and suppressing the backlash from the residents when constructing the theme park.
Of course, the few main stores of Ocean Shipping were nothing more than dust in the grand scheme of things. It wouldn’t hinder the Ocean Guild’s grand plan even if it failed. However, it would have a direct impact on the performance of the president of Ocean Shipping.
I will completely fall out of favor, thought Yeon Ho-Rang, the eldest son of the Ocean Guild’s master.
The serious accident he’d caused in the past had already left him demoted. And now this? Unlike his younger siblings, who were active in the guild, he couldn’t even properly sell fish in a small store?
Father will never give me another chance.
Yeon Ho-Rangs’ father, Yeon Ho-Ryeong, was a great person. In thirty years, he had established his own guild and took control of the gates in the sea.
He had also earned the title of Ruler of the Sea, which was equivalent to a king, so it wasn’t an exaggeration to say he was one of the strongest players in South Korea. From a child’s perspective, such a father was too high up. He dared not expect his father’s warmth before proving himself worthy. But now, things had gone awry when he most needed to prove himself.
“Shit!”